Sweeping political, economic and social reforms in the USSR have affected educational policy making. Of the many important steps taken within the last 5 years to recast educational matters, at least three merit serious consideration, and these are described and analyzed in this paper. The first, the adoption of Fundamental Directions of General…

With the advent of "perestroika" and "glasnost," Russian childcare and education underwent a transitional period in practice and theory. Contrasting impressions from an earlier visit under the Communist regime, this book describes the experiences of Jean Ispa in her travels to Russia, observing children in six child care…